Dominic Wyse
Position/Status
- Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years Education
- Fellow of Churchill College Cambridge
E-mail Address
bdw28@cam.ac.uk
Phone
(+44) 01223 767554
Qualifications
- Licentiate of Trinity College of Music
- Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music
- Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music (Hons)
- Postgraduate Teaching Certificate, London University Goldsmiths' College
- MPhil in Educational Research, Leeds Metropolitan University
- PhD, Liverpool John Moores University
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- British Educational Research Association
- United Kingdom Literacy Association
- Editorial Commissioning and Advisory Board for the TTRB
- American Educational Research Association
Profile
Dominic Wyse is a Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years Education at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Churchill College Cambridge. He is also a member of the Centre for Commonwealth Education. Dominic was a primary teacher for eight years which included posts in London, Bradford and Huddersfield. Following his work as a teacher he lectured at Liverpool John Moores University for eight years, latterly as a Reader in Primary Education.
Dominic's research focuses on primary and early years education, particularly in relation to curriculum policy and pedagogy for the teaching of English, language and literacy. His interest in educational innovation has led to research on creativity, and curriculum innovation including in secondary schools. He gave evidence in relation to the National Curriculum to the House of Commons Select Committee for Children, Schools and Families, and has appeared on BBC Newsnight and BBC Radio 4 Today to discuss literacy pedagogy.
Dominic is a Deputy Executive Editor of the Cambridge Journal of Education. He is also editor of the forthcoming series of books about Primary Education to be published by Routledge. He is a member of the editorial boards of Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies and Writing and Literacy.
Research Topics
- The teaching of English, language and literacy
- Creativity
- Curriculum policy
- Curriculum innovation
Current Research Projects
- 2008-2010 Pedagogy and Leadership in a Tanzanian Primary School (with Ciaran Sugrue). Centre for Commonwealth Education
- 2008-2009 Museums and Literacy. Museums Libraries Archives Council (MLA) (with Philip Stevenson and Helen Bradford)
- 2007-2009 Curriculum innovation - Stage not age teaching in a secondary school
Course Involvement
- Undergraduate Degree
- PGCE Early Years and Primary
- MEd
- PhD (as course co-manager)
PhD Supervision
- Mihika Shah - Home Reading Programmes: Their Impact in English-Speaking Countries and Potential Value in an Indian City
- Nitu Duggal - Effective approaches to reading comprehension, a professional development initiative
- Helen Bradford - The teaching of writing in England
- Nicola Cavaleri - Academic writing and intercultural communication
- Anne-Florence Dujardin - Academic writing: an online support programme
- Phil Kirkman - Musical composition and IT
Selection of Recent Publications
Wyse, D., McCreery, E., and Torrance, H. (2008). The trajectory and impact of national reform: Curriculum and assessment in English primary schools (The Cambridge Primary Review research survey 3/2). Cambridge: University of Cambridge Faculty of Education.
Articles:
Wyse, D., and Goswami, U. (2008). Synthetic phonics and the teaching of reading. British Educational Research Journal, 34(6), 691-710.
Wyse, D., and Styles, M. (2007). Synthetic phonics and the teaching of reading: The debate surrounding England's 'Rose Report'. Literacy, 47, (1), 35-42.
Wyse, D. (2007). Partners in creativity: Action research and creative partnerships. Education 3-13, 35(2), 181-191.
Wyse, D. (2006). Pupils' word choices and the teaching of grammar. Cambridge Journal of Education, 36(1), 31-47.
Wyse, D. (2003) The National Literacy Strategy: A Critical Review of Empirical Evidence. British Educational Research Journal. Vol. 29 (6): 903-916.
Books:
Wyse, D., Andrews, R., and Hoffman, J. (Eds.). (Forthcoming). The international handbook of English, language, and literacy teaching. London: Routledge.
Wyse, D., and Craig, P. (2008). The really useful creativity book. London: Routledge.
Wyse, D. and Jones, R. (2007) Teaching English, Language and Literacy (Second Edition). London: Routledge.
Wyse, D. (2007). The Good Writing Guide for Education Students (Second Edition). London: Sage.
Wyse, D. (2007) How to Help Your Child Read and Write. London: Pearson Education Limited.
Wyse, D. (Ed.) (2003) Introduction to Childhood Studies. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.